Jim manages investor relations, media relations, marketing, and government affairs for NioCorp.  He has more than 25 years of experience in devising and executing marketing, media relations, public affairs, and investor relations operations for companies in the mining, chemical, manufacturing, utility, and renewable energy sectors.  He also serves as Director of Investor and Public Relations for IBC Advanced Alloys (TSXV:IB; OTCQB:IAALF) and Director of Communications for Neo Performance Materials (TSX:NEO).  He is President and CEO of Policy Communications, Inc., a Denver-based investor and public relations consulting firm.  Previously, Jim was VP of Corporate Communications for Molycorp, Inc.  A former news reporter for the Des Moines Register and Tribune, Jim is the former President of the U.S. Geothermal Energy Association and Western Business Roundtable and was Chairman of the Rare Earth Technology Alliance.  The former White House Director of Communications for the Energy Policy Development Group,  Jim served for 11 years in the U.S. Senate, including as a Chief of Staff, and held a top-secret security clearance.  He is an honors graduate of Georgetown University.